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Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Saurians: A Historical Perspective
Editor(s)
E. Buffetaut;
E. Buffetaut
CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
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D. M. Martill
D. M. Martill
University of Portsmouth, UK
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The Geological Society of London
Volume
343
Copyright:
The Geological Society of London
© The Geological Society of London 2010, ISBN 978-1-86239-591-6$30
ISBN electronic:
9781862395916
ISBN print:
9781862393110
Publication date:
January 01, 2010
The discovery of dinosaurs and other large extinct ‘saurians’—a term under which the Victorians commonly lumped ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and their kin—makes exciting reading and has caught the attention of palaeontologists, historians of science and the general public alike. The papers in this collection go beyond the familiar tales about famous ‘fossil hunters’ and focus on relatively little-known episodes in the discovery and interpretation (from both a scientific and an artistic point of view) of dinosaurs and other inhabitants of the Mesozoic world. They cover a long time span, from the beginnings of ‘modern’ scientific palaeontology in the 1700s to the present, and deal with many parts of the world, from the Yorkshire coast to Central India, from Bavaria to the Sahara. The characters in these stories include professional palaeontologists and geologists (some of them well-known, others quite obscure), explorers, amateur fossil collectors, and artists, linked together by their interest in Mesozoic creatures.
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Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Saurians: A Historical PerspectiveEditor(s): R. T. J. Moody, E. Buffetaut, D. Naish, D. M. Martillhttps://doi.org/10.1144/SP343ISBN (print): 9781862393110ISBN (electronic): 9781862395916Publisher: The Geological Society of LondonPublished: 2010Download citation file:
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Dinosaurs and other extinct saurians: a historical perspective – introduction Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Richard T. J. Moody;Richard T. J. Moody1Faculty of Science,Kingston University,Penrhyn Road, Kingston KT1 2EE,UKSearch for other works by this author on:Eric Buffetaut;Eric Buffetaut2Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique,UMR 8538, Laboratoire de Géologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure,24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05,FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Darren Naish;Darren Naish3School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road,University of Portsmouth,Portsmouth PO1 3QL,UKSearch for other works by this author on:David M. MartillDavid M. Martill3School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road,University of Portsmouth,Portsmouth PO1 3QL,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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The roles played by museums, collections and collectors in the early history of reptile palaeontology Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Mark EvansMark EvansNew Walk Museum and Art Gallery,53 New Walk, Leicester LE1 7EA,UK;Department of Geology,University of Leicester,University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH,UK(e-mail: mark.evans@leicester.gov.uk)Search for other works by this author on:
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William Perceval Hunter (1812–1878), forgotten English student of dinosaurs-to-be and of Wealden rocks Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)H. S. TorrensH. S. TorrensSearch for other works by this author on:
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‘Old bones, dry subject’: the dinosaurs and pterosaur collected by Alfred Nicholson Leeds of Peterborough, England Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Leslie F. Noè;Leslie F. Noè1Thinktank,Birmingham Science Museum,Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG,UK;College of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science,University of Birmingham,Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT,UKSearch for other works by this author on:Jeff J. Liston;Jeff J. Liston2Thurso Street Research Facility, Hunterian Museum,University of Glasgow,13 Thurso Street, Glasgow G11 6PE,UK;Division of Environmental & Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of BioMedical & Life Sciences,University of Glasgow,Glasgow G12 8QQ,UKSearch for other works by this author on:Sandra D. ChapmanSandra D. Chapman3Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Life and ideas of Giovanni Capellini (1833–1922): a palaeontological revolution in Italy Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Federico FantiFederico FantiAlma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna,Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico-Ambientali, Via Zamboni 67, 40126 Bologna,Italy(e-mail: federico.fanti@unibo.it)Search for other works by this author on:
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Alan Jack Charig (1927–1997): an overview of his academic accomplishments and role in the world of fossil reptile research Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Richard T. J. Moody;Richard T. J. Moody1School of Geology and Earth Sciences,Kingston University,Penrhyn Road, Kingston Surrey KT1 2EE,UKSearch for other works by this author on:Darren NaishDarren Naish2School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road,University of Portsmouth,Portsmouth PO1 3QL,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Forgotten women in an extinct saurian (man’s) world Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Susan Turner;Susan Turner1Monash Universiences,Victoria 3800, & Queensland Museum, Geosciences, 122 Gerler Road, Hendra, Queensland 4011,AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Cynthia V. Burek;Cynthia V. Burek2Centre for Science Communication, University of Chester,Parkgate Road, Chester CH1 4BJ,UKSearch for other works by this author on:Richard T. J. MoodyRichard T. J. Moody3Faculty of Science, Kingston University,Penrhyn Road, Kingston KT1 2EE,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Wilhelm (Guillermo) Schulz and the earliest discoveries of dinosaurs and marine reptiles in Spain Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Xabier Pereda Suberbiola;Xabier Pereda Suberbiola1Universidad del País Vasco/EHU,Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Dpto. Estratigrafía y Paleontología,Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao,SpainSearch for other works by this author on:José-Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca;José-Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca2Museo del Jurásico de Asturias (MUJA),33328 Colunga,Spain3Grupo Aragosaurus-IUCA, Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias,Universidad de Zaragoza,Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza,SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Nathalie Bardet;Nathalie Bardet4UMR 7207 du CNRS, Département Histoire de la Terre,Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle,8 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris,FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Laura Piñuela;Laura Piñuela2Museo del Jurásico de Asturias (MUJA),33328 Colunga,SpainSearch for other works by this author on:José-Carlos García-RamosJosé-Carlos García-Ramos2Museo del Jurásico de Asturias (MUJA),33328 Colunga,Spain5Departamento de Geología,Universidad de Oviedo,c/Jesús Arias de Velasco s/n, 33005 Oviedo,SpainSearch for other works by this author on:
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The history of dinosaur collecting in central India, 1828–1947 Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Matthew T. Carrano;Matthew T. Carrano1Department of Paleobiology,Smithsonian Institution,P.O. Box 37012, MRC 121, Washington, DC 20013-7012,USASearch for other works by this author on:Jeffrey A. Wilson;Jeffrey A. Wilson2Museum of Paleontology and Department of Geological Sciences,University of Michigan,1109 Geddes Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079,USASearch for other works by this author on:Paul M. BarrettPaul M. Barrett3Department of Palaeontology,The Natural History Museum,Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Spinosaurs before Stromer: early finds of spinosaurid dinosaurs and their interpretations Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Eric BuffetautEric BuffetautCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique,UMR 8538, Laboratoire de Géologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure,24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05,France(e-mail: eric.buffetaut@sfr.fr)Search for other works by this author on:
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Yorkshire dinosaurs: a history in two parts Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Martin A. Whyte;Martin A. Whyte1Department of Geography,University of Sheffield,Dainton Building, Brookhill, Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN,UKSearch for other works by this author on:Mike Romano;Mike Romano1Department of Geography,University of Sheffield,Dainton Building, Brookhill, Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN,UKSearch for other works by this author on:Will WattsWill Watts2Scarborough Museums Trust,Woodend Creative Workspace, The Crescent, Scarborough YO11 2PW,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chirotherium, the Liverpool footprint hunters and their interpretation of the Middle Trias environment Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)A. J. Bowden;A. J. BowdenEarth Sciences, National Museums Liverpool,William Brown Street, Liverpool L38EN,UKSearch for other works by this author on:G. R. Tresise;G. R. TresiseEarth Sciences, National Museums Liverpool,William Brown Street, Liverpool L38EN,UKSearch for other works by this author on:W. SimkissW. SimkissEarth Sciences, National Museums Liverpool,William Brown Street, Liverpool L38EN,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Pneumaticity, the early years: Wealden Supergroup dinosaurs and the hypothesis of saurischian pneumaticity Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Darren NaishDarren NaishSchool of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road,University of Portsmouth,Portsmouth PO1 3QL,UK(e-mail: eotyrannus@gmail.com)Search for other works by this author on:
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A short history of research on Archaeopteryx and its relationship with dinosaurs Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Peter WellnhoferPeter WellnhoferSearch for other works by this author on:
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Thomas Henry Huxley and the reptile to bird transition Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Brian SwitekBrian SwitekSearch for other works by this author on:
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A history of digit identification in the manus of theropods (including Aves) Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Kasper Lykke HansenKasper Lykke HansenZoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark,University of Copenhagen,Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø,Denmark(e-mail: stenfisker@live.dk)Search for other works by this author on:
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The history of Late Jurassic pterosaurs housed in Hungarian collections and the revision of the holotype of Pterodactylus micronyx Meyer 1856 (a ‘Pester Exemplar’) Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Attila Ősi;Attila Ősi1Hungarian Academy of Sciences – Hungarian Natural History Museum,Research Group for Palaeontology, Ludovika tér 2, Budapest, 1083,HungarySearch for other works by this author on:Edina Prondvai;Edina Prondvai2Eötvös Loránd University,Department of Palaeontology, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/c, Budapest, 1117,HungarySearch for other works by this author on:Barnabás GéczyBarnabás Géczy2Eötvös Loránd University,Department of Palaeontology, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/c, Budapest, 1117,HungarySearch for other works by this author on:
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The early history of pterosaur discovery in Great Britain Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)David M. MartillDavid M. MartillPalaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences,University of Portsmouth,Portsmouth PO1 3QL,UK(e-mail: david.martill@port.ac.uk)Search for other works by this author on:
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Pteranodon and beyond: the history of giant pterosaurs from 1870 onwards Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Mark P. WittonMark P. WittonPalaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road,University of Portsmouth,Portsmouth, PO1 3QL,UK(e-mail: mark.witton@port.ac.uk)Search for other works by this author on:
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Art and palaeontology in German-occupied France: Les Diplodocus by Mathurin Méheut (1943) Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Jean Le LoeuffJean Le LoeuffSearch for other works by this author on:
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2000 A.D. and the new ‘Flesh’: first to report the dinosaur renaissance in ‘moving’ pictures Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)J. J. ListonJ. J. ListonHunterian Museum,University of Glasgow,University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ,UK(e-mail: j.liston@museum.gla.ac.uk)Search for other works by this author on:
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Sauropod dinosaur research: a historical review Available to PurchaseAuthor(s)Michael P. TaylorMichael P. TaylorPalaeobiology Research Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences,University of Portsmouth,Burnaby Road, Portsmouth PO1 3QL, UK and Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT,UK(e-mail: dino@miketaylor.org.uk)Search for other works by this author on:
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